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Paul Kelly Leads The 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour Line-Up For Batemans Bay

The Nine Australian Music Prize Shortlist Albums For 2017 Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Jen Cloher, Paul Kelly and Beaches are just three of the artists whose albums have been shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize for 2017.

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Triple J Hottest 100

65 Australian Songs Make Triple J’s Hottest 100, None Made ARIA’s Top 30

by Paul Cashmere

Triple J has revealed that 65 Australian songs will feature in the 2017 Hottest 100, to be broadcast on January 28. By comparison, not one Australian song made the Top 30 of the ARIA end of year chart for 2017.

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Festival Hall Melbourne

Festival Hall Owner Says Venue Is No Longer Viable

by Paul Cashmere

The Wren family, the owners of Melbourne’s iconic Festival Hall, have confirmed that they are selling the building because the business is no longer viable.

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Jonny Greenwood performs at ACO Underground in December 2012_02, Noise11, Photo

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood Nominated For An Academy Award

by Paul Cashmere

Radiohead lead guitarist and keyboard player Jonny Greenwood has been nominated for an Academy Award for his work on ‘Phantom Thread’.

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Mary J Blige plays Hamer Hall on Wednesday 12 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Mary J. Blige Is An Oscar Nominee

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Singer Mary J. Blige is officially an Oscar contender.

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Hugh Masekela

R.I.P. Hugh Masekela 1939-2018

by Paul Cashmere

Jazz great Hugh Masekela has died in South Africa at the age of 78.

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Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John

Juliana Hatfield Covers Olivia Newton-John

by Paul Cashmere

Juliana Hatfield has recorded a complete album of Olivia Newton-John covers.

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Billy Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins, Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

D’arcy Wretzky Won’t Be Part Of A Smashing Pumpkins Reunion

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

D’arcy Wretzky, the bass guitarist for Smashing Pumpkins from their formation in 1988 until shortly before their breakup in 1999, will not be taking part in the yet-to-be announced reunion.

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Neil Diamond performs in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 27 October 2015. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Neil Diamond Cancels Australian Tour Due To Parkinson’s Disease

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Neil Diamond has been forced into retirement from touring after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.

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Kid Rock performs at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on 7 December 2013. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Kid Rock Wins Court Case Over Tour Name

by Music-News.com

Kid Rock has scored an early court victory in a legal battle over the original name for his new tour.

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Dave Holland of Judas Priest

R.I.P. Dave Holland of Judas Priest 1948-2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

What at started out as a rumor earlier in the day has now been reported to be the truth. Drummer Dave Holland, who played with Judas Priest from 1979 to 1989, has died at the age of 69.

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Triple J Hottest 100

Triple J Hottest 100 Gets Over 2 Million Votes

by Paul Cashmere

2,386,133 votes have been tallied for the 2017 Triple J Hottest 100 making it the biggest Hottest 100 ever.

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Festival Hall Melbourne

Festival Hall Closure Angers Sectors of Melbourne’s Music Community

by Paul Cashmere

Plans to demolish Melbourne venue Festival Hall have angered parts of the music community.

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James Reyne, noise11, photo

James Reyne Cancels Remainder of All Crawl Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

James Reyne has cancelled the remainder of his current ‘All Crawl’ Australian tour following complications from his recent surgery.

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Imagine Dragons, Palace Theatre, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Imagine Dragons Set Australia and New Zealand Dates For May

by Noise11.com

Imagine Dragons will return to Australia and New Zealand for dates in May.

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Dolores ORiordan

Fans Farewell Dolores O’Riordan In Ireland

by Music-News.com

Thousands of fans queued up in the rain on Sunday to say their last farewells to Irish singer Dolores O’Riordan.

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Bjorn from Abba on Better Later Than Never

The Day The Fonz and Captain Kirk Met Bjorn From Abba

by Paul Cashmere

William Shatner, Henry Winkler, George Foreman, Jeff Dye and Terry Bradshaw were greeted by Bjorn from Abba on a new episode of Better Later Than Never, their travel show.

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Sam Smith plays the Town Hall in Melbourne at an intimate show put on by iHeart Radio, KiisFM and Optus Yes. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sam Smith Finishes Off His World Promo Tour For iHeartRadio In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Sam Smith treated fans in Australia to his final promo show before he starts his world tour in Sheffield, England in March.

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Rob Walker

Rob Walker To Receive The Believe In Music Award at NAMM

by Paul Cashmere

Australian Music Association CEO Rob Walker is to be honored at NAMM with The Believe In Music Award.

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Jim Rodford

R.I.P. Jim Rodford of Argent 1941-2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jim Rodford, the bassist for Argent, the Kinks and the Zombies, has died at the age of 76. A cause of death has not been announced but his cousin, Rod Argent, pointed to a fall in a social media post:

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Tom Petty

Daughter Of Tom Petty Denies Father Was Addicted To Medicine

by Music-News.com

Tom Petty’s daughter has taken to social media to deny reports her father was a prescription drug addict.

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Dan Sultan at the Age Music Victoria Awards photo by Ros O'Gorman

Dan Sultan Is Reworking Songs For Killer With Special Guests

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer songwriter Dan Sultan is getting together with Camp Cope, A.B. Original, Meg Mac, and Dave Le’aupepe from Gang Of Youths to rework some of the songs from his 2017 ‘Killer’ album.

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Adele performs at on March 18, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo credit: Graham Denholm / Getty Images

Adele Joins Women’s March In LA

by Music-News.com

Jennifer Lawrence joined forces with Cameron Diaz and Adele as they took part in a Women’s March event on Saturday.

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Spinifex Gum

Peter Garrett, Briggs, Christine Anu Join Spinifex Gum Concert

by Noise11.com

Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett, A.B. Original’s Briggs as well as Christine Anu have been added to the Spinifex Gum concerts for Adelaide and Melbourne in March.

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Evanescence. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Evanescence Move Brisbane Date and Venue

by Noise11.com

Evanescence’s Australian tour will now start one day earlier and in a new venue in Brisbane.

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John Butler performs at the 2015 Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards held in Melbourne at the Meat Market on Thursday 22 October 2015. Photo Ros O'Gorman

John Butler Trio To Debut New Songs For Seventh Album Live

by Paul Cashmere

John Butler Trio have been working on their seventh studio album and will preview new songs from the record on their upcoming Australian tour.

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John Waite

John Waite To Perform For First Time In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

John Waite, the former frontman for The Baby’s and Bad English will perform his greatest hits from his bands and solo on his first ever Australian tour in March/April.

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Kele Okereke

Bloc Party Singer Kele Okereke To Play Solo Dates In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Kele Okereke of Bloc Party will do a small round of solo shows in Australia in March.

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Roger Waters, The Wall - photo by Ros O'Gorman

Roger Waters Is Rehearsing For Australian and New Zealand Tour in Auckland

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Waters is in New Zealand preparing for his Australian and New Zealand tour. Rehearsals for the tour starting 24 January in Auckland are now underway.

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Chris Martin, Coldplay, Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Chris Martin Will Be Best Man At His Ex-Wife’s Wedding

by Music-News.com

Chris Martin is reportedly in line to take on best man duties at his ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow’s wedding to Brad Falchuk.

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